League of Nations mandate under Australian administration
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The League of Nations mandate under Australian administration was an international trusteeship arrangement that placed former German New Guinea under Australian control after World War I, with Australia governing the territory on behalf of the League rather than as a sovereign colony.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Australian colonial administration | 1 |
| League of Nations mandate under Australian administration canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: League of Nations mandate under Australian administration Context triple: [German New Guinea, legalStatusAfterWWI, League of Nations mandate under Australian administration]
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Trust Territory of New Guinea under Australian administration
The Trust Territory of New Guinea under Australian administration was a former United Nations trust territory in the Pacific, governed by Australia after World War II until its integration into the independent state of Papua New Guinea.
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New Zealand administration of Western Samoa under League of Nations mandate
The New Zealand administration of Western Samoa under League of Nations mandate was a colonial trusteeship period (from after World War I until Samoan independence) during which New Zealand governed Western Samoa on behalf of the League, shaping much of the territory’s modern political and social development.
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League of Nations mandates over former Ottoman Arab provinces
The League of Nations mandates over former Ottoman Arab provinces were a system of international administration, primarily by Britain and France, that governed much of the Arab Middle East after World War I and laid the groundwork for several modern states.
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Japanese South Pacific Mandate
The Japanese South Pacific Mandate was a League of Nations mandate under Japanese administration that governed former German colonial islands in Micronesia between World War I and World War II.
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British Iraq Mandate
The British Iraq Mandate was a League of Nations mandate administered by the United Kingdom after World War I that laid the foundations for the modern state of Iraq.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: League of Nations mandate under Australian administration Target entity description: The League of Nations mandate under Australian administration was an international trusteeship arrangement that placed former German New Guinea under Australian control after World War I, with Australia governing the territory on behalf of the League rather than as a sovereign colony.
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A.
Trust Territory of New Guinea under Australian administration
The Trust Territory of New Guinea under Australian administration was a former United Nations trust territory in the Pacific, governed by Australia after World War II until its integration into the independent state of Papua New Guinea.
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B.
New Zealand administration of Western Samoa under League of Nations mandate
The New Zealand administration of Western Samoa under League of Nations mandate was a colonial trusteeship period (from after World War I until Samoan independence) during which New Zealand governed Western Samoa on behalf of the League, shaping much of the territory’s modern political and social development.
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C.
League of Nations mandates over former Ottoman Arab provinces
The League of Nations mandates over former Ottoman Arab provinces were a system of international administration, primarily by Britain and France, that governed much of the Arab Middle East after World War I and laid the groundwork for several modern states.
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D.
Japanese South Pacific Mandate
The Japanese South Pacific Mandate was a League of Nations mandate under Japanese administration that governed former German colonial islands in Micronesia between World War I and World War II.
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E.
British Iraq Mandate
The British Iraq Mandate was a League of Nations mandate administered by the United Kingdom after World War I that laid the foundations for the modern state of Iraq.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
League of Nations mandate
ⓘ
international trusteeship arrangement ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| administeredFrom | Commonwealth of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| administeredOnBehalfOf | League of Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allowedAdministratorTo | exploit natural resources subject to League oversight ⓘ |
| appliedToTerritory | former German New Guinea ⓘ |
| basedOn | Treaty of Versailles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalOfMandatedTerritory | Rabaul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| didNotConfer | full sovereignty on Australia ⓘ |
| endDate | 1946 ⓘ |
| endedBecauseOf | dissolution of League of Nations ⓘ |
| geographicLocation | Southwest Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Australian civil administration subsequently
ⓘ
Australian military administration initially ⓘ |
| includedRegion |
Bismarck Archipelago
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northeastern New Guinea mainland NERFINISHED ⓘ several outlying Pacific islands ⓘ |
| legalStatusOfAdministration | trusteeship rather than sovereignty ⓘ |
| mandateClass | Class C mandate ⓘ |
| obligedAdministratorTo |
promote welfare of inhabitants
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report annually to League of Nations ⓘ |
| partOf | League of Nations mandates system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalLegacy | precursor to Territory of Papua and New Guinea under Australian administration ⓘ |
| populationIncluded | indigenous Papuan and Melanesian peoples ⓘ |
| replacedBy | United Nations Trust Territory of New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultOf | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1920 ⓘ |
| succeededTerritory | German New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supervisedBy | Permanent Mandates Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: League of Nations mandate under Australian administration Description of subject: The League of Nations mandate under Australian administration was an international trusteeship arrangement that placed former German New Guinea under Australian control after World War I, with Australia governing the territory on behalf of the League rather than as a sovereign colony.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
German New Guinea
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legalStatusAfterWWI
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League of Nations mandate under Australian administration
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
Australian colonial administration